Friday Crossword — June 2, 2000 - Answers & Solutions

Complete answers for this hard crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 68 clues). Published 6/2/2000. By Manny Nosowsky.

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Across Answers

1 Across: Tuba's role, maybe (8)
BASSPART
9 Across: Division (6)
SCHISM
15 Across: Working together (with) (8)
INLEAGUE
16 Across: Toy, of a sort (6)
POODLE
17 Across: Oxygen eschewer (8)
ANAEROBE
18 Across: Aspects of problems (6)
ANGLES
19 Across: Like the Great Plains (8)
SEMIARID
20 Across: Radio couple at 79 Wistful Vista (6)
MCGEES
21 Across: Sask. neighbor (4)
NDAK
22 Across: Like C-rated bonds (5)
RISKY
23 Across: Box (5)
CRATE
26 Across: Pounds (6)
SMITES
30 Across: Washoe County seat (4)
RENO
31 Across: Part of an act (10)
SCENETHREE
35 Across: Popular firewood (3)
OAK
36 Across: Short (7)
BRUSQUE
37 Across: Boise's county (3)
ADA
38 Across: Infatuated with (10)
CRAZYABOUT
40 Across: Smokes (4)
CIGS
41 Across: Ancient Qumran dweller (6)
ESSENE
42 Across: It talks (5)
MONEY
43 Across: Polo, e.g. (5)
SHIRT
46 Across: Predicament (4)
SPOT
48 Across: Poe poem (6)
LENORE
50 Across: Board game with opposing battalions (8)
STRATEGO
54 Across: Shortly (6)
INASEC
55 Across: Sam's place in "Casablanca" (8)
PIANOBAR
56 Across: Ballroom dance (6)
MINUET
57 Across: Secret identity (8)
CODENAME
58 Across: Appear that way (6)
SEEMTO
59 Across: Aspirin and codeine (8)
ANODYNES

Down Answers

1 Down: Leaning (4)
BIAS
2 Down: Queen ___ style (4)
ANNE
3 Down: Hit hard (4)
SLAM
4 Down: Understand the true nature of (7)
SEEINTO
5 Down: Flag locale (6)
PARADE
6 Down: Plato's plaza (5)
AGORA
7 Down: Mental block? (10)
RUBIKSCUBE
8 Down: Like some golf balls (4)
TEED
9 Down: Modern junk (4)
SPAM
10 Down: Not metaphysical (8)
CONCRETE
11 Down: Greedy (7)
HOGGISH
12 Down: Lollygags (5)
IDLES
13 Down: Well-groomed (5)
SLEEK
14 Down: Not well-groomed (5)
MESSY
23 Down: Snappish one (4)
CROC
24 Down: Relatively safe military position (4)
REAR
25 Down: Singer Paul (4)
ANKA
27 Down: Subatomic particle (5)
MESON
28 Down: Unsettled (10)
INQUESTION
29 Down: German: Abbr. (4)
TEUT
31 Down: Sp. titles (4)
SRAS
32 Down: Subject of some prayers (4)
RAIN
33 Down: Halftime lead, e.g. (4)
EDGE
34 Down: Unforced (4)
EASY
36 Down: Hardly a main drag (8)
BYSTREET
39 Down: Like a system with equal gains and losses (7)
ZEROSUM
40 Down: Soft and light (7)
COTTONY
42 Down: Didn't suffer quietly (6)
MOANED
43 Down: Some sizes (5)
SLIMS
44 Down: Skating name of fame (5)
HENIE
45 Down: Absurd (5)
INANE
47 Down: Museo del ___ (5)
PRADO
49 Down: Outer: Prefix (4)
ECTO
50 Down: Labrador retriever? (4)
SPCA
51 Down: "Personal Witness" author (4)
EBAN
52 Down: Brave, in a way (4)
GAME
53 Down: Metal containers (4)
ORES

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